Skip to song content
Chordier homepage

John Lennon - Beautiful Boy Chords

Chord reference C, Dm, Am, A7, F, G7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]Close your eyes, have no fear [C]The monster’s gone, he’s on the run and your daddy’s here [Dm]Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy [C]

[C]Before you go to sleep, say a little prayer [C]Every day, in every way it’s getting better and better [Dm]Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy [C] [Dm]Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy [C]

[Am]Out on the [A7]ocean [Am]sailing a[A]way, [F]I can hardly [C]wait, to [F]see you come of age [C] [F]But I guess we’ll [C]both just have to be [G7]patient ‘Cos it’s a [F]long way to [C]go, a [F]hard row to [C]hoe Yes it’s a [F]long way to [C]go, but in the [G7]meantime

[C]Before you cross the street, take my hand [C]Life is what happens to you while [C]you’re busy making other plans [Dm]Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy [C] [Dm]Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy [C]

[Dm]Darling, darling, darling, Darling [C]boy

Artist John Lennon
Album Double Fantasy Stripped Down
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1980
Key C

How to Play Beautiful Boy on Guitar?

John Lennon - Beautiful Boy can be played in the key of C using the C, Dm, Am, A7, F, G7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Beautiful Boy with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.